Daily Inspiration
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Each day we surface a small handful of quotes from across history — picked for students, parents, and educators — to spark a moment of curiosity, reflection, or motivation. Open a tile, follow a thread, and ask "what comes next?" We hope it makes learning feel a little more like a game and a little less like a worksheet.
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Browse all quotesIf you show me someone who's afraid of failure, I'll show you someone who is not a groundbreaking, innovative pioneer of a certain industry.
Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.
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